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ROWLES, Herbert Spencer
1878 - 1967 (89 years) Has 36 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1841 - 1890 (48 years)-
Name ROWLES, Herbert Spencer Birth 1878 St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1967 Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire Person ID I4665 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father ROWLES, William David, b. 1846, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 1927, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 81 years) Relationship natural Mother WILSON, Elizabeth, b. 13 Apr 1841, Downham Market, Norfolk, England d. 1890, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire (Age 48 years) Relationship natural Marriage 6 Sep 1870 West Street Chapel, Dorking, Surrey Family ID F1752 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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HERBERT S. ROWLES 1878-1967
The birth of Herbert Spencer ROWLES was registered in 1878.
(December Q 1878 Oxford 3a 693)
The 1881 census of 4 Luther Terrace (The Ferns), St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire:
William David ROWLES, head, aged 34, tailor, journeyman, born at St. Ebbes;
Elizabeth ROWLES, wife, aged 39, born at Downham, Norfolk;
William ROWLES, son, aged 9, scholar, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
Lilian ROWLES, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
Walter ROWLES, son, aged 5, scholar, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
*HerbertT ROWLES, son, aged 2, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford.
(RG11/1503/95/19)
The 1891 census of 4 Luther Terrace, St. Ebbes, Oxford:
Willm D. ROWLES, head, widower, aged 44, tailor, born at Oxford, Oxfordshire;
Lilian A. L. ROWLES, daughter, aged 17, born at Oxford;
Walter R. ROWLES, son, aged 15, tailor's apprentice, born at Oxford;
*Herbert S. ROWLES, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Oxford.
(RG12/1168/126/21)
The 1901 census of 4 Luther Terrace, St. Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire:
Wm David ROWLES, head, aged 54, journeyman tailor, born at Oxford;
Catherine ROWLES, wife, aged 51, born at Stogursey, Somerset;
*Herbert Spencer ROWLES, son, aged 22, boookseller's assistant, born at Oxford;
Edith Mary SHEPHERD, visitor, aged 29, dressmaker, born at Stogursey, Somerset.
(RG13/1385/137/17)
The 1911 census of 4 Luther Terrace, St. Ebbes, Oxford:
William David ROWLES, head, married, aged 64, journeyman tailor maker, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford;
Catherine ROWLES, wife, married 14 years, aged 61, born at Stogursey, Somerset;
*Herbert Spencer ROWLES, son, single, aged 32, assistant bookseller, born at St. Ebbes, Oxford.
(RG14PN81 RG78PN413 RD153 SD1 ED8)
The death of Herbert S. ROWLES aged 89 was registered in 1967.
(GRO December Q 1967 Oxford 6b 1169)
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